Restructuring & Insolvency Senior Associate (Non-Contentious)

Lc Legal; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible office base Birmingham/London

Job summary

Lc Legal seeks a Senior Associate to join its Restructuring & Insolvency team in a non-contentious capacity. The role sits within a high-calibre Banking & Finance practice and involves a partner-led, collaborative approach across Birmingham and London.

You will advise on distressed, restructuring and insolvency matters for lenders, corporates, investors, and insolvency practitioners, with exposure to complex, high-value cases.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with experience in restructuring & insolvency.
• Experience advising lenders, creditors, insolvency practitioners, or corporates.
• Understanding of security, banking documentation and distressed finance structures.
• Familiar with restructuring tools and advisory work.

Responsibilities

• Advising insolvency practitioners, lenders, and corporates on insolvency and restructuring matters.
• Supporting administrations, liquidations, pre-pack transactions, and asset disposals.
• Reviewing and advising on security packages and lending arrangements.
• Advising directors on duties in distressed scenarios.
• Assisting with contingency planning and restructuring strategy.
• Supporting on complex exits, including solvent restructurings and dissolutions.
• Drafting and advising on distressed finance documents (e.g. standstill agreements, waivers, reservations of rights).
• Working on transactions involving sales and acquisitions out of insolvency.
• Collaborating with pensions, disputes, and sector teams on multi-disciplinary matters.

Skills

Restructuring & Insolvency

Lenders advisory

Banking documentation

Security interests

Client relationships

Business development

Education

Solicitor qualification (England & Wales)

Job description

Lc Legal seeks a Senior Associate to join its Restructuring & Insolvency team in a non-contentious capacity. The role sits within a high-calibre Banking & Finance practice and involves a partner-led, collaborative approach across Birmingham and London.

You will advise on distressed, restructuring and insolvency matters for lenders, corporates, investors, and insolvency practitioners, with exposure to complex, high-value cases.